Founded in Jan 2001,
BADA is a California-Registered 501 (c3) not-for-profit tax-exempted public
organization.
Membership is open to the public and
the elections are held every two years in January to elect the directors,
the executive committee and the officers. Since its founding, BADA has been
constantly advocating democracy and freedom to the people of Burma by
spreading the awareness about the human rights situation in Burma.

Slogan / MottoAdvocating freedom for the people of Burma!

Our Vision:

We are Burmese, Burmese
American and American activists from the San Francisco Bay Area working
towards Democracy and Human Rights in Burma.
We firmly believe we the people
form Burma living oversea and our supporters together can significantly
contribute in bring democracy and freedom as well as reconstruction and
rebuilding of Burma.

Our Mission:
The primary objective of BADA is to help bring democracy, freedom and
prosperity to the (60 million) people of Burma through advocacy, awareness,
partnerships and corporations. We therefore strive to be an exemplar and a
beacon of hope to the fellow citizens of Burma who has been seeking
democracy and freedom for decades. We work,

To highlight the
social injustices and human rights abuses in Burma

To provide humanitarian
assistance to the people of Burma

To inform, educate and raise
awareness of the social, political, and economic situation in Burma
to the American people

To bring democracy and freedom to the people of Burma who are constantly struggling against the most repressive military regime, patriotic activists from San Francisco Bay Area have unanimously joined forces and formed an umbrella organization named
"Burmese American Democratic Alliance" (BADA) on January 7,2001.

BADA's central committee members will plan, steer, organize and coordinate various nonviolent activities to achieve its ultimate goal for the establishment of democratic process in Burma.

We are Burmese, Burmese American and American activists from
the San Francisco Bay
Area working towards Democracy and Human Rights in Burma. Our hearts go out to
Burmese people who are suffering under the most repressive and brutal regime on
earth. We have done numerous activities and efforts for Burma. We also realize
the need to solidify our self so that we are stronger and more effective. With
that in mind, in mid 2000, we started working towards forming an organization that somehow
accommodate all the forces in this area. Over five months period, we have held
three mass meetings and five working committee meetings. During our second mass
meeting, we have voted that the structure of new organization be an umbrella
organization that includes organizations and individuals as its members.
Finally, on Jan 7, 2001, at our last mass meeting, Burmese American Democratic
Alliance was formed. We have democratically voted our organization name as well
as central committee members.

Subsequently BADA was formally registered at the State of California as a public
non-profit 501 (c3) organization. And also applied tax exemptions status form
State of California as well as from Federal. The central eventually evolved into
the Executive Committee and Board of Directors to seek formal status in the
United States. BADA is currently lead by 15 members Board of directors and
Executive committee that are elected every two years at the annual Meeting.

The Burmese American Democratic
Alliance (BADA) has public charity, nontaxable, 501(c) (3) status in the United
States.
We are a non-endowed organization and rely on the annual support of many
generous individuals, foundations, and corporations.